Unit 5 posting How has school influenzed my life so far?

Hello all,
this week I was asked to write about how school is influencing my life so far. This is not a easy thing to answer. After I enrolled in college, I asked myself why I wanted to put myself through all this again? Will it be worth it in the end? Will I get through this without washing out? Can I still learn?
Well, I found out that I am still able to learn even after all the time I have spend without schooling. It was a hard decision for me and my kids, for me to go back to school. There where many things to consider. Who is picking up on the chores around the house? I had to have my children on board in order to go back to school. My daughter also is in college and since she also has a child, it was so important to get through to my son. He is 17 years old and he has one more year of high school, than he also will be on its way to college. It was not easy to convince my kids that even I, in my advanced years, still have a shut at college. I do have three college degrees, all earned in Germany, right after high school. My kids thought that going back to college now, will somehow change the dynamic in our house. It sure did, because now everyone has to do more chores in order to survive. My son, after many talks and after he's seen my GPA, finally came on board. He was so scared that I would not succeed, but his doubts where eliminated. He has now started to study for his SAT's and he decided to get a degree in Law. So, next week, he will take his LSAT's. I have shown him and my daughter, that learning and college is not just for young out of high school kids, but also for people who want to better themselves. School has brought some good changes and some not so good changes, but all in all, I am very happy to have made the choice to go back to college. College has changed my life so much, because now I know that I am able to count on my kids. They will step in when needed and they will help out, no question asked.
I am hoping that, after I get my degree, I will be able to help my kids with their college work. I am pretty confident that I showed my kids to go for a dream, not just to dream about, but make it happen. It took a lot out of us as a family, but it also brought us closer together.